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Cruel Summer: A Disappointing Season of Movies and Music
So, this summer was largely disappointing on the pop culture front. Here's why. The post Cruel Summer: A Disappointing Season of Movies and Music appeared first on WIRED.
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Ender’s Games: What Child Soldiers in Dystopian Fiction Teach Us About Ourselves
Forget robots, or space travel, or monsters from the deep: The child soldier is one of the most chilling, compelling tropes that dystopian fiction can employ. The post Ender’s Games: What Child...
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Orson Scott Card Talks Ender’s Game in Rare Interview
The embattled sci-fi writer opens up about Ender's Game. The post Orson Scott Card Talks Ender’s Game in Rare Interview appeared first on WIRED.
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Orson Scott Card: Mentor, Friend, Bigot
I'm not going to see Ender's Game. This is not a revelation. I'm queer. But for several years, I also considered Orson Scott Card a mentor and friend. The post Orson Scott Card: Mentor, Friend, Bigot...
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What Ender’s Game Gets Right About Communicating With Aliens
It's often assumed that communicating with alien intelligence will be a simple matter of conveying basic concepts in math and science. We will know they're smart and they'll know we're smart. But how...
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Ender’s Game Wins as a Popcorn Flick but Loses Some Heart
On the surface director Gavin Hood's adaptation of Ender's Game is a thrilling sci-fi spectacle, but it lacks the depth necessary to make it great. The post Ender’s Game Wins as a Popcorn Flick but...
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Ender’s Game vs. The Hunger Games: A Military Analysis
How similar are the battle strategies of Ender Wiggin and Katniss Everdeen? We talked to Navy chief petty officer Timothy Bruns – the military adviser on Ender's Game – to find out. The post Ender’s...
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Design FX: How Ender’s Game Filmed Zero-G Battles That Obey the Laws of Physics
The Battle Room in director Gavin Hood's Ender's Game is stunning -- here's how VFX house Digital Domain made it happen. The post Design FX: How Ender’s Game Filmed Zero-G Battles That Obey the Laws of...
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Most Superhero and Sci-Fi Films Would Fail Sweden’s New Film Rating
Theaters in Sweden are starting to grade films based on whether or not they pass the Bechdel Test, a move that shows just how many movies lack gender balance. The post Most Superhero and Sci-Fi Films...
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A Futurist on Why Lawyers Will Start Becoming Obsolete This Year
In the latest episode of Geek's Guide to the Galaxy, author and futurist Karl Schroeder talks about how technology could start replacing lawyers. The post A Futurist on Why Lawyers Will Start Becoming...
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